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Downend and Bromley Heath

Arm Breaker Trail – Avon Valley Railway loop from Downend and Bromley Heath

Downend and Bromley Heath

Arm Breaker Trail – Avon Valley Railway loop from Downend and Bromley Heath

Hard

5.0

(1)

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Arm Breaker Trail – Avon Valley Railway loop from Downend and Bromley Heath

02:28

38.7km

590m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 10.9 km for 336 m

After 25.7 km for 275 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.39 km

Mangotsfield Railway Station (disused)

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Mangotsfield railway station has not served as a station since 1966. Opened in 1845, the small station was a stop on the Bristol to Birmingham route. Nowadays, it's used as …

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2.51 km

Old Mangotsfield Station Walls

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This is an interesting location around the Old Mangotsfield Station. There are two big walls adjacent to each other that are free standing, these look like listed buildings. The cycleway around this area is good

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2.55 km

Old Railway Station Ruins

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A nostalgic ride so g some old railway lines which is so good when you ride along an old station platform or under an old bridge that once had locomotives …

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12.6 km

Lansdown Hill Byway and View of the Cotswolds

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This rocky road can be enjoyed in either direction, as either a rocky climb that goes on for quite some time as you pick the best line between the grass …

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15.8 km

Arm Breaker Trail

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Quite tricky, but get in your lowest gear, stay seated, concentrate on the line and just keep powering through the initial few hundred metres... it relents after a while in …

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28.2 km

Avon Valley Railway

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Section of the Bristol and Bath Cycle Path running alongside the Avon Valley Railway, a 3 mile (5km) long heritage steam line.

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34.1 km

Warmley Signal Box and Station Café

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Retro charm along the old railway line in the Avon Valley.

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34.2 km

Warmley Waiting Room Cafe

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Perhaps the quaintest little coffee stop in the whole of England. This sweet little cafe is placed inside an old railway station along the Bristol & Bath Railway path. There …

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38.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.3 km

10.5 km

3.59 km

2.57 km

2.51 km

1.19 km

Surfaces

23.6 km

10.7 km

3.69 km

473 m

133 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Sunday 28 June

21°C

13°C

12 %

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Arm Breaker Trail – Avon Valley Railway loop from Downend and Bromley Heath

Mangotsfield Railway Station (disused)

Old Mangotsfield Station Walls

Old Railway Station Ruins

Lansdown Hill Byway and View of the Cotswolds

Arm Breaker Trail

Avon Valley Railway

Warmley Signal Box and Station Café

Warmley Waiting Room Cafe

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